Horse-detacher for vehicles.



PATENTBD MAY 5, 1903..- J. FISCHER. HORSE DBTAGHER FOR VEHICLES;

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 7, 1902.

K0 MODEL. I

UNTTn STATES Patented May 5, 1903.

JOSEPH FISCHER, OF BUDAPEST, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

HORSE-DETACHER FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,334, dated May 5, 1903.

Application filed October 7,1902. Serial No. 126,359. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: 7 1

Be it known that I, JOSEPH FISCHER, doctor medicines, ajcitizen of the-United States of America, and a resident of Budapest, Austria-Hungary, have invented a new and useful Horse-Detacher for Vehicles,.of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specifica,

tion.

The present invention relates to devices for suddenly freeing runaway horses from the vehicle to which they are attached; and it consists of the details of construction hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In order to render the present specification easily intelligible, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the draw-bar of a carriage on line 50 w of Fig. 2, showing the device arranged within the said bar. Fig. 2 is a plan of the bar. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the means for operating the device in connection with a dog-cart, and Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line y y of Fig. 1.

The hollow draw-bar Ct maybe composed of one or more sections suitably fitted together and is open at each end. A cap b fits over each end, having a slightly-reduced exterior part 0, around which the ends of the traces may be secured. Within each cap a plate 713 is fitted a short distance from the top of the cap, so as to leave a small space 1 between the top and the plate, and each plate It is provided with a slot at for the purpose hereinafter set forth. A rod f extends through the hollow bar and is provided at each end with a suitable hook e, said hooks being adapted to pass through the slots at of the plates it and, when the rod f is turned, to conple the said plates, and with them the caps b, to the ends of the draw-bar. The rod f is mounted to turn in suitable bearings within the draw-bar and is provided at about its center part with a crank g, to which is pivoted a rod h, extending through'a suitable opening to the exterior of the draw-bar. To the red It a suitable chain, cord, or bar 2' is attached, which passes through the footboard and is provided with a handle or knob j, ad-

keep the caps 1) locked to the draw-bar.

Within the said draw-bar and guided in suitable plates t are two axially-movable guiderods m we, each having at its outer end a disk 0, between which and the fixed plate t a suitable spring Z is located, which has a tendency to push its corresponding cap 1) off the end of the draw-bar as soon as the hooks e have released the same. The movement of each springl and rod m is limited by means of the nut s.

The device operates in the following manner: When the horse is harnessed to the carriage, the ends of the traces will be fast on the caps b, and these will be locked to the draw-bar a by means of the hooks e of the rod f engaging through the slots n of the plates 70 of the saidcaps, as illustrated in Fig. l. The slots n are sufficiently long to allow thehooks e to pass bodily through them when the rod f has been turned into position to cause the shank of the said hook to coincide with thelength of the slot. If the horse bolts, the handle j should be pulled by the coachman or footman. The pull will be communicated to the rod f by the crank g, and the hooks e at each end of the said rod will thus be turned into position to pass bodily through the slots at of the plates 70 of the caps b. The caps, and with them the traces, will thus be released or unlocked from the draw-bar, and the springs Z Z will force the same 0d the ends of the said bar, and the horse will be liberated.

It should be understood that the particular construction described is only one form of embodiment of the invention, and this construction could be modified in a variety of ways without departing from the spirit of the invention. Thus the caps may be guided on the ends of the draw-bar by means of a keyway and feather in order to render the replacement of the same more easy and convenient. Also the operation of the rod f might be effected in a variety of ways.

I claim as my invention-- 1. A horse-detacher for vehicles, comprising a hollow draw-bar having at each end thereof a detachable cap adapted to receive an end of the traces and formed with an inner plate having a slot, means normally seated in the slots of said plates for retaining the caps upon the ends of the draw-bar, and devices cooperai-ing with said means whereby the caps may be detached or thrown from the ends of the said bar.

2. A horse-detacher for vehicles, comprising a hollow draw-bar having at each end thereof a detachable cap adapted to receive an end of the traces and formed with an inner plate having a slot, means normally seated in the slots of said plates for retaining the caps upon the ends of the drawbar, and spring-actuated rods cooperating with said means whereby the caps may be detached or thrown from the ends of the said bar.

3. A device of the class specified, consisting of a hollow draw-bar having a cap to inclose each end of the same and to carry the traces, a slotted plate within each cap, a rotary rod mounted in the draw-bar and having a hook at each end to engage the slots of said cap-plates, a spring for each cap mounted within the draw-bar and acting to force the said caps off the ends of the draw-bar and means operable from the box to turn said rod and release the said caps at will substantially as described.

4. A device of the class specified, consisting of a hollow draw-bar having a cap to inclose each end of the same and to carry the traces, a slotted plate within each cap, a rotary rod mounted in the draw-bar and having a substantially centrally located crank and a hook at each end to engage the slots of said cap-plates, a spring for each cap mounted within the draw-bar and acting to force, the said caps off the ends of the draw-bar and means operable from the box to turn said rod by means of its crank and release the said caps at will substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH FISCHER.

\Vitnesses:

PASZTOR MARcELL, FRANK DYER CHESTER. 

